Glantz, Aaron

How America lost Iraq by Aaron Glantz ( Book )
9 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 794 libraries worldwide
A reporter in Iraq shows how the U.S. squandered its early victories and goodwill among the Iraqi people, and allowed the newly freed society to slip into violence and chaos. Reporting for antiwar Pacifica Radio, he interviewed regular Iraqis and found wide support for the Americans. Then, in early 2004, the U.S. military initiated a bombing campaign against the population of Fallujah, increasing support for an armed resistance. The attack confounded many anti-Saddam Iraqis, and plunged the nation into chaos. Now, 50 percent of the U.S.-trained Iraqi army has either mutinied or refused to fight; the Iraqi public has sustained appalling civilian casualties; corporate contractors including Halliburton and Bechtel have failed to supply Iraqis with the basic necessities of daily life; and a respected poll shows that 82 percent of Iraqis want the U.S. to leave.--From publisher description.

The war comes home : Washington's battle against America's veterans by Aaron Glantz ( Book )
5 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 790 libraries worldwide
"The War Comes Home is the first book to systematically document the U.S. government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz, who reported extensively from Iraq during the first three years of this war and has been reporting on the plight of veterans ever since, levels a devastating indictment against the Bush administration for its bald neglect of soldiers and its disingenuous reneging on their benefits. Glantz interviewed more than one hundred recent war veterans, and here he intersperses their haunting first-person accounts with investigations into specific concerns, such as the scandal at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This timely book does more than provide us with a personal connection to those whose service has cost them so dearly. It compels us to confront how America treats its veterans and to consider what kind of nation deifies its soldiers and then casts them off as damaged goods." -- Publisher's description.

Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan : eyewitness accounts of the occupations by Iraq Veterans Against the War ( Book )
5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 290 libraries worldwide
"In spring 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered outside Washington, D.C., and testified to atrocities they personally committed or witnessed while deployed in the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this book are the powerful words, images, and documents of this historic event." "Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan preserves and honors the participants' courageous contributions in order to ensure that people around the world remember their stories and struggles. The book's documentation includes the testimonies of dozens of veterans addressing such issues as the U.S. military's callous disregard for civilian life, the torture of detainees, the culture of racism that's inherent in a military occupation, gender discrimination, and the health crisis facing today's veterans."--Jacket.

The new winter soldiers : veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan speak out by Aaron Glantz ( Book )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan : eyewitness accounts of the occupations ( Book )
3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Forward by Anthony Swofford -- Message from Kelly Dougherty -- Introduction -- The rules of engagement -- Racism and the dehumanization of war -- Civilian testimony : the cost of war in Iraq -- Divide to conquer : gender and sexuality in the military -- The crisis of veterans' health care and the costs of war at home -- Corporate pillaging and the breakdown of the military -- The future of GI resistance -- Concluding remarks from Camilo Mejía -- Afterward by Aaron Glantz -- Glossary of military terms.

冬の兵士 : イラク・アフガン帰還米兵が語る戦場の真実 ( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in Japanese and held by 2 libraries worldwide

The war comes home : Washington's battle against America's veterans ( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

冬の兵士 : イラク・アフガン帰還米兵が語る戦場の真実 ( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in Japanese and held by 1 library worldwide